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ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

Active Company number 00293262

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC (company number 00293262) is a public limited company incorporated on 20 October 1934. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, W1K 4QY. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 14 September 2024, report net assets of £11.3bn.

Source: Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026. How to cite this page

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Company details

Company number
00293262
Status
Active
Company type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
20 October 1934
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Registered office
WESTON CENTRE
10 GROSVENOR STREET
LONDON
W1K 4QY

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date
15 September
Accounts category
GROUP
Accounts last made up to
28 February 2026
Next accounts due
15 March 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to
5 November 2025
Next confirmation statement due
19 November 2026

Financial summary

Period ending14 September 2024
Total assets£19.0bn
Cash at bank£1.3bn
Current liabilities£3.7bn
Net current assets£2.9bn
Total liabilities£7.7bn
Net assets£11.3bn

Figures read from filings at Companies House (group) and checked; see how we read them. Small-company accounts often omit turnover and profit. Spotted an error? Tell us.

Control, officers and charges

Charges (mortgages)
1 registered, 0 outstanding, 1 satisfied

Questions about ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

Is ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

When was ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC incorporated?

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC was incorporated on 20 October 1934, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Where is ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC registered?

Its registered office is in London, W1K 4QY. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

When are ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 15 March 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Does ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Group accounts”, made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Does ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC have any charges registered against it?

Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 0 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00293262/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one

Is ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “ASSOCIATED BRITISH”. Each is a separate legal entity from ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 29 September 2026.

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